The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-03-17
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE,

fOkE1CN IN INIEI6lCEWCEs
Alex. Paulsen, the Norwegian skater, has
champion, to skate him in Christiana, Nor
way, next year, from two to fifty miles, for
the championship of the world.
During riot in Galway on the Sth, while
the troops were confined in their barracks,
a mob numbering thousand men beat and
kicked dozen soldiers found struggling in
the streets and chased them into the bar
racks. They afterwards stoned the win
dows Of the barracks.
A deputation consisting of delegates from
the Hamilton, Toronto, Kingston and Mon
treal Boards of Trade and the Montreal
Corn Exchange Association waited upon
the Dominion Cabinet on the 9th and asked
for the total abolition of canal tolls.
The British Government has suspended
diplomatic relations with the Republic Of
Venezuela in consequence of dispute with
that country regarding the frontier line of
British Guiana.
1t is announced that Mgr Rampoiia,
nuncio at Madrid, has refused the office of
Papal Secretary of State, made vacant by
the death of Cardinal Jacobini.
The Russian Government has issued Sc
cret instructions to all government railway
inspectors on the subject of the mobilization
and transportation of troops.
Captain James P. Eads, the distinguished
engineer, died at Nassau, N. P, on the Sth,
of pneumonia. His age was seventy-eight.
Daniel N. Stewart, a private detective
of Toronto, Ont, has been arrested on
charge of traff1cking in young girls, who
were sent to American cities for immoral
purposes.
The French Chamber Of Deputies has ap-
proved the bill imposing a fine of five francs
per kilo on wheat imports.
~ init fha
plosive, IN the arsenal at Belfort, France,
two persons were killed and ten others
seriously wounded.
The Stanley expedition for the relief Of
Emin Bey arrived at Cape Town few days
ago and Immediately left for the Congo
river. The men comprising the expedition
were in fine condition.
Christine Nilsson has been married to
Count Miranda, and it is reported that she
will retire from the lyric stage.
The secret negotiations which were on
foot between the Vatican and Russia look
ing to a renewal of diplomatic relations
have been broken off on account of Russia's
exiling the Bishop of Wilma.
Lytton Edward Sothern, the actor, son of
the late E. A. Sothern, died in London on
the 18th of peritonitis.
Earthquake shocks were felt at Nice
Porto Mavrizo and Mentone, Italy, and
Cannes, France, on the 11th, creating
panic among the people. The shock was
the most violent since that of February %.
Alexander Hamilton, blacksmith of the
village of Kilsyth, Ont, has disappeared
with sl10, the receipts of Presbyterian
concert and tea meeting. -Forgeries by him
aggregating 5000 have bt en- discovered.
Advices from Rustchuls Bulgaria, state
that fourteen non-commIssioned officers
who participated in the recent revolt were
shot on the 11th near Rasgrad, and that all
the privates concerned in the revolt have
been pardoned. :
The Court of Queens Bench at Toronto,
Can, rendered decision on the 18th to the
effect that, according to the law of bigamy,
any married Canadian citizen who crosses
the line and marries again in the United
States, can not on his return be prosecuted
| successfully for bigamy, provided he did
| not leave Canada with intent to commit the
| ofense.